渋谷駅 発砲事件 (The Japan Times 6/24 抜粋)
A subway station employee was shot and seriously wounded by a man / at Shibuya Station in central Tokyo during Wednesday's morning rush hour. Shigeo Nishioka, 32, remained conscious / and the injury to the right-hand side of his abdomen was not life-threatening, Tokyo police said. Investigators said they believe only one shot was fired in the incident, which took place at around 8:45 a.m. The assailant, who fled the scene, was described as being in his 50s and about 160 cm tall. He wore a white shirt, light brown trousers and sunglasses. The attacker and Nishioka grappled over a paper bag Nishioka was holding, / which contained his toiletries and some clothes. Witnesses quoted the assailant as saying: "Hand it over, hand it over" before firing the shot at close range. Because no empty cartridge was found at the scene, police said they believe the weapon used was a revolver. Investigators said the assailant, who is suspected ofattempted murder for the attack, may have followed Nishioka / and were analyzing footage from security cameras in and around the station. According to subway operator Tokyo Metro, / Nishioka was on his way back to the station office / after completing his overnight shift. His duties Wednesday morning includedmanning the platforms and the ticket gates. He was first walking back to the office with three colleagues / but returned to the platform to retrieve his bag. Two other station employees rushed to the scene after hearing the shot from the office, some 50 meters away, and found Nishioka injured. Subway operations were not disrupted.==================●the right-hand side of his abdomen 「右腹部」●Tokyo police 「警視庁」 =Meteropolitan Police Department●assailant 「攻撃者」 =attacker●grapple 自動詞 「もみ合う、取っ組み合う」●attempted murder 「殺人未遂」●station office 「駅事務室」●man 他 +目 「(部署・勤務に)就く、受け持つ」●ticket gate 「改札口」●retrieve 他 +目 「取り戻す、回収する」 ●no empty cartridge was found at the scene, police said they believe the weapon used was a revolver.「現場で薬きょうが見つからなかったことから、拳銃はリボルバーと見ている」 *empty cartridge (空薬きょう)================= また、物騒な事件が起きました。それも渋谷です。最近、いやなことにばかり関連しますねえ、この駅名。ところで私はガン・マニアではないので、このニュースを聞いたときに、「薬きょうが見つからないと、なんでリボルバーとわかるのか?」と真っ先に思いました。はい、まったくの素人です。そこでいろいろ調べてみて、な~るほどとやっとわかりました。以下、ざっと超簡単にポイントだけをまとめます。(これでまた、ペーパーバックのハードボイルドモノを読む楽しみが増えました。)◇ピストルには2種類ある。操作が複雑な(セミ)オートマチックと、操作が簡単なリボルバー(回転式)である。オートマチックは弾倉(magazine)がセットされていても、引き金(trigger)を引けば必ず発射でできるというつくりにはなっていない。また、空薬きょう(empty cartridge)が自動的に排出される。リボルバーは弾が入っていれば引き金を引くだけで必ず発射できる。そして、そもそも空薬きょうは自動排出しない。